<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 10-22. - Scope.</div>
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               (a)
               
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               Certain goods and services become scarce due to the disruption of the county's economy
               during emergency situations and certain merchants, vendors and contractors take advantage
               of the emergency by price gouging.
               
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               (b)
               
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               The county hereby prohibits any merchant, vendor or contractor selling goods or offering
               services within the county from raising prices during the following time frames:
               
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               (1)
               
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               <span class="ital">Pre-hurricane.</span> From the period beginning with the notification of a hurricane watch for the county,
               issued by the National Weather Service, until either the hurricane is no longer a
               threat to the county or a declared state of emergency for the county is terminated;
               
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               (2)
               
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               <span class="ital">Merchants, vendors, etc., to provide documentation of increased costs.</span> The sale of goods and the costs of services at prices above pre-emergency levels
               or during the time frames provided in subsection (b)(1) of this section, shall only
               be allowed if merchants, vendors or contractors can document the purchase of these
               goods or providing services at increased costs to them. Price level increases after
               a state of emergency is terminated shall be consistent with cost increases to the
               merchant, vendor or contractor.
               
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               (Ord. No. 70, Â§ III, 4-19-1999)
               
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